Awning



Aug 12, 1958 P. J. zElMET 2,846,735

AWNING Filed April 5, 1955 d: .6. INVENTOR.- fd, #y 10" fg PETER J. zE/MET.

, l l BY V/\ y ATTORNEY.

United States Patent AWNING Peter John Zeimet, Torrance, Calif.

^ApplicatiorrApril 5;"11955; Serial N0.*499,281

t 9; Claims. l (Cl. Z0-57.5)

HvvlyThis-invention relates/to awnings of-'theslat-or shingle "typegL wherein a-series of edge=lapping,staggered shingles ."br"slats"-extend indownwa'ridlytand"outwardly inclined -relation"fron^tthe top 'of awindow casing'or the like, --'soas"to shed rainfdownwardly andoutwardlyfrom the windowl aperture gener'alobjectI of the' invention is kto -pro'videan awnii'ngfor v canopy utilizing- `overlapping stripsor i shingles 'of t yvvo'odfto obtain 'an improved ornamental appearance.

"'A-v mainfobjectis to providesuch -an awning or canopy *of'improvedfconstruction and yarrangement of parts; such "as to fembo'dylow I cost "and" siniplicity `combined with -tsturdiness fand durability.

An 'important-object ofthe invention is Vto provide such fanlawningf'or canopy in a knock-down!" packageof parts fwhch vcarifbefeas'ily assembled and erected by a home owner, following lsimple 'instructionsythus'f 4furtherreducf.ing'f=his cost'infobtaining" Ithe 'awning -or canopy.

@-A particularfobject is-to-provide ay canopyor awning 'iin which, a; pluralityof' parallel, overlappingfshingles or i* fpaneli 'strips J'are f securely held lin a fframe' without'the as- 'lsistance offadhesivegfnails, screws `or-othefasteningdefsvr'ces.

l' Fig: llis aiperspectiveaviewfo anawning-enib'odying .theidnventiom "sf-Eig; Zlis afragxnentaryg perspectivelviewoff-the cover portion thereof;

fPigl Sii@ a :verticali longitudinalLsectionalnviewi-ofi the t awning.asnhungfonA a wall;

f? :Fig: is a p'erspectivev'iew fof-ione otithe panel'stripslof :fthe awning yIcover;

Fig. 6 is a fragmentary detail perspective view "ofwlan upper '.cornen lof. ithe fcoveri` frame;

'Fig; 7 ist a fragmentary. detailf:longitudinalsectional 'tviewrofonev'of'ithe panelfstripsli'mounted in` a'rnatched f=Fig. 8 is aside'viewonazdooucanopyiembodying a f-.modilied` form of: ther: invention.

Referring now to the drawing ainvdetailf, lnhavesh'own .1 in Eigs. --l-7nthereofg vas: an illustrationlofkoneform in 1*whicha the .invention may bezembodied; 'annawning that is'adapt'edeto be'hung over awindow :'ordoor opening` Iin a vertical -wall 10 'lwhich' is' ischematicallynillustratedfby the vertical line indicated at 10 in Fig. 3.

The awning-1comprises;-fgenerally, apairfof-side members A, of generally triangular coutline,'and a cover unit B which extends from side to side between side ,members A and is mounted' thereon.

'""Side'members AincludeA "respective side rails"v 11 `having attheir' upper' endsrespective' fastener lQops 12.se 'curedtheretoand en'gageable with Vhooks 13 Lthat Vare "anchored "in wall' '10,' thereby t0' "suspend the upper., end of the awning; orrthe' wall. Each"'side "member."A.f.also `'includes abracketwhich"may"take*the form of a bar 14, extending between the lower end of the respective side rail 11 and wall 10, attached to the rail as by overlapping ICC 2 and-.nailing, and attached to wall 10. yby means .of.clips 15.

Brackets 14 function asstruts tol spaceitheilower-ends of side rails '11 outwardly from'the wall '10,. maintaining 5 the.rails at a proper angle of slope downwardly andout "wardly from' the wall.

VEachV side member .A may also include a. yseriesof vertical side panelstrips 16,- secured at their. upper ends, as by nailing, to a strip 17 lying along the outer faceof 10 the'respective side rail 11 and securednear theirlower ends, to bracket bar '14.

v'Cover kunit B comprises a plurality of crossbars including terminal (upper andlower) bars 18,"18,.and at least one (preferably .only one) intermediate bar' '18",

together with a plurality of parallel panel strips. 19', '1 9', 'mounted in'the cross bars and sloping longitudinally `(parallel to sidev rails 11) downwardly and outwardly lfrom wall'10.

Cross bars extend 'horizontally from side to side and 20- are'mounted onsidemembersA byy having their ends notchedto provide'reducedend portions20 that rest upon and are secured'to side rails '11 by bolts 21; and

'shoulders' 22that abut'the"inner sides of rails' 11 to "determine the proper-spacing between" the rails.

'Each cross barV has a 'set of slots including an ,upper row of horizontally 'aligned slots '23 and a lower row or -vhorizontally--aligned slots 23',"the"slotsof'the respective rows being staggered as shown. i Eachslot of one set.. is

#matched to* corresponding slots Aof-"the-` other two sets soy that avcoursetof'slots, disposed in' a' common'vertical -flongi'tudinalpla-ne, and adapted toreceive' a'respective panel" strip 19-or '19', is provided' in' the 4assembled frame structure.

'-"Panel' s'trips="'19'V constitute 4an #upper series which,

*mounted `-in thevupper rowsofvslotsL 19,v are in laterally spaced-relation to onev -another and 'inf'overlappingir'elation to panel strips 19', the latter being mountedin slots 23'; f-in laterally spaced' parallel-array.

Strips y19, "19'- yare provided?, intheir uppenfaces'fwith 40 longitudinal' grooves 24`which function as water shedding channels. "The edges Lofbupper 'stripsA `19 "areisdisposed `fabove .the lcenter *linesl 'lof channels I24,-l 'so'vv that 4*any* loveri-ow' from'an upper sstripewillz spillUintovthe 'channelsof ".the'lowerstrips, All `rainfallfpassing 'throughthe spaces between the upper strips will of course be also caught *by/ the flower' strips.

JHForf ventilation; and to1\minimize-decay of the lwood ain" thepanel strips, l'they vare verticallyeseparatd by spaces,

.faslshownin Fig;` 4.

. The channelsx 24 provide; aperturestthroughslots 23,

:for .drainage of water past the cross bars.

The upper ends of side rails 11 are joined -by a'he'ader .bar- 25, kto.the-'forward =face :of which' isfmounted acap ',bar.f26. lCapV barf26v has spaced'groovesfinfwhichtthe fupper ends ofzpa'nel strips l19; 19'v 1are=receiv`ed.

- The invention isfparticularly.character-ized by"=th ear- -cuate 'longitudinalf'contour of `side bars' 11,- which causes .ithe` crosstbars' "18; f18", 18"' to lbe d:disposed withfmatc'hing -slots 23,5 23'l arrangedin 4staggeredfrelationi iie., with T: theslots" 23-or I23 of-'any"one` course fout of alignment.

Figli 5,"become;sprung 'into longitudinally bowed contour, as'shown iri "Fig.' 3. "Consequently,"the strips will befrictionally' locked into cross bars"18',"18', '18", with lthe outer ends of the strips pressing downwardly/against thelower sides theslots in terminal cross.bars'.'18,-.18 and with the central portions 'of'l the "strip,s.pre`ssing ,up wa'r'dly 'against thenupper s'ides l'of .the slots inintermediate Fig. 8 illustrates how the invention may be embodied in a front door canopy B', adjustable wrought iron braces 14',

the canopy being arched upwardly as contrasted to the downward arching of the cover B of Fig. 1.

In assembling the awning or canopy, the cross bars are rst bolted to the side rails to constitute a cover or canopy frame; hanger hooks 13 are attached to the wall; the frame is hung on the hooks; and side members A, or brackets 14 are then installed to support the cover or canopy in outwardly sloping position.

The panel strips 19, 19 are then pushed through the slots 23, 23' of their respective courses, being inserted at the lower outer end of the frame, through cross bar 18 and advanced to proximity to cross bar 1S, then sprung upwardly and pushed through the proper slot in bar 18, and then advanced to upper cross bar 18, sprung upwardly, and pushed through the proper slot in that bar.

I claim:

1. An awning of wood construction: a relatively rigid frame structure comprising a plurality of laterally spaced supports; a plurality of cross bars, including two terminal cross bars `and at least one intermediate cross bar, extending from side to side between said supports and mounted thereon; and a plurality of longitudinally extending parallel panel strips extending between and mounted in the respective cross bars; said cross bars having respective sets of slots, each slot of one set being related to corresponding slots of the other sets to constitute a longitudinally extending course of matched terminal and intermediate slots disposed in a common surface of single curvature about an axis parallel to said cross bars and to which said cross bars are normal, and staggered so that an intermediate slot is out of alignment with the terminal slots of the course; each panel strip extending through the slots of a respective course and being sprung from its normal longitudinal contour into a longitudinally bowed condition as the result of confinement in the staggered slots of the respective course, and thereby having frictionally gripping engagement with opposite walls of alternate slots of the respective course, thus being secured against longitudinal displacement from its installed position.

2. An awning as defined in claim l, wherein each set of slots consists in upper and lower rows of horizontally aligned, laterally spaced slots, with the slots of one row in staggered relation to the slots of the other row; and wherein said panel strips consist in corresponding groups of spaced parallel lower panel strips and spaced parallel upper panel strips covering the spaces between the lower stn'ps.

3. An awning as defined in claim 2, wherein all of said panel strips have their upper faces grooved to provide rain-shedding channels, and wherein said supports are constructed for supporting said cross bars and panel strips in downwardly and outwardly sloping extension from a vertical wall to which said supports are adapted for attachment.

4. An awning of wood construction: a relatively rigid frame structure comprising a plurality of laterally spaced side members having means for attachment thereof to a vertical wall of a building and including respective longitudinal side rails supported in positions sloping downwardly and outwardly from said wall when attached thereto, and a plurality of cross bars, including two terminal cross bars and at least one intermediate cross bar, extending from side to side between said side rails and mounted thereon; and a plurality of longitudinally extending parallel panel strips extending between and mounted in the respective cross bars; said cross bars having respective sets of slots, each slot of one set being related to corresponding slots of the other sets to constitute a longitudinally extending course of matched terminal and intermediate slots disposed in a common surface of single curvature about an axis parallel to said cross bars and to which said cross bars are normal, and staggered so that an intermediate slot is out of alignment with the terminal slots of the course; each panel strip extending through the slots of a respective course and being sprung from its normal longitudinal contour into a longitudinally bowed condition as the result of confinement in the staggered slots of the respective course, and thereby having frictionally gripping engagement with opposite walls of alternate slots of the respective course, thus being secured against longitudinal displacement from its installed position.

5. An awning of wood construction: a relatively rigid frame structure comprising a plurality of laterally spaced side members having means for attachment thereof to a vertical wall of a building and including respective longitudinal side rails supported in positions sloping downwardly and outwardly from said wall when attached thereto, and a plurality of cross bars, including two terminal cross bars and a single intermediate cross bar, extending from side to side between said side rails and mounted thereon;

and a plurality of longitudinally extending parallel panel f strips extending between and mounted in the respective cross bars; said cross bars having respective sets of slots each consisting in upper and lower rows of horizontally aligned laterally spaced slots, with the slots of the respective rows in staggered relation to one another, said panel strips consisting in corresponding groups of spaced parallel lower panel strips -and spaced parallel upper panel strips covering the spaces between the lower strips, each slot of one set being related to corresponding slots of the other sets to constitute a longitudinally extending course of matched terminal and intermediate slots disposed in a common surface of single curvature about an -axis parallel to said cross bars and to which said cross bars are normal, and staggered so that the intermediate slot is out of alignment with the terminal slots of the course; each panel strip extending through the slots of a respective course and being sprung from its normal longitudinal contour into a longitudinally bowed condition as the result of continement in the staggered slots of the respective course, and thereby having frictionally gripping engagement with opposite Walls of alternate slots of the respective course, thus being secured against longitudinal displacement from its installed position.

6. An awning as defined in claim 5, wherein each side member includes a fastener to attach the upper end of its side rail to the wall in suspended condition, and a bracket attached to and extending generally horizontally from its lower end to the wall, abutting the wall, and operating as a strut to support the lower end of awning away from the wall.

7. An awning as defined in claim 6, including a cap bar extending horizontally from side to side above and adjacent the uppermost cross bar and having grooves in which the upper ends of the panel strips are received.

8. An awning as defined in claim 7 wherein all of said panel strips have their upper faces grooved to provide rain-shedding channels.

9. An awning as defined in claim 8, wherein said side members include side panel strips extending vertically between said side rails and said brackets and secured thereto to provide side enclosure in the awning.

References Cited in the lile of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS Re. 21,053 Matthews Apr. 18, 1939 2,327,614 Agree Aug. 24, 1943 2,618,820 Struben Nov. 25, 1952 2,639,476 Davis May 26, 1953 2,666,964 Pratt Jan. 26, 1954 2,720,684 Toti Oct. 18, 1955 2,724,875 McKinley Nov. 29, 1955 

